Lead Java Developer

Syntax Consultancy Ltd; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Lead Java Developer with AWS experience for a permanent role in Birmingham/Reading. This exciting opportunity involves leading large-scale integration projects, utilizing modern development practices such as Agile methodologies and TDD. The role offers the chance to work with cutting-edge technologies and contribute to significant digital transformation initiatives for the public sector. If you're passionate about software development and have active SC clearance, this position is perfect for you!

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Java development with a focus on AWS.
• Strong background in microservices and large-scale integration projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of large-scale IT projects for the public sector.
• Implement automated testing and CI/CD practices.

Skills

Java 17+

AWS

Microservices

Spring Boot

Agile methodologies

Automated testing

Containerisation

Continuous Integration

Tools

Docker

Maven

Git

Jenkins

SonarQube

PostgreSQL

Atlassian tools

Job description

Lead Java Developer (ACTIVE SC)

Permanent

Birmingham/ Reading (Hybrid)

£70,000- £75,000 + Benefits

We are looking for a Lead Java Developer with AWS experience and active SC clearance for a permanent position based in Birmingham/ Reading.

This position involves travel two days per week and is available for an immediate start, preferably in early May 2025.

Achance to work with a Leading Digital Transformation Business Delivering Large-scale, Long-term IT Projects for the Public Sector.

Key skills & experience:

• Experienced with large-scale integration projects involving microservices, messaging systems (ActiveMQ), and distributed architectures
• Web services (both SOAP and RESTful) and containerisation using Docker
• Automated testing with frameworks such as JUnit, Mockito, Powermock, JMock, DBUnit, and TestContainers
• Continuous Integration tools and practices, including Maven, Git, Jenkins, SonarQube, and Stash
• Development in Linux environments and use of Atlassian tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence)
• Working with open-source databases like PostgreSQL and cloud platforms, particularly AWS (EC2, SQS, RDS, DynamoDB, S3, Route53, KMS, CloudWatch)
• Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and modern development practices like TDD and BDD
• Essential: Java 17+, Spring Boot, Spring Data JPA, Spring Integration, Spring Batch, Quartz, Spring extension projects (Data, Cloud, Batch, Security), JPA (Hibernate), AWS Cloud hosting and its components, Postgres/Aurora, Angular, and Bootstrap
• Active SC Clearance is required for this role, NPVV3 is highly desirable.